Armenian national soccer team leaves for Cyprus on Sunday to take part in international tournament.{BR} Armenian Football Federation delegation will head to Cyprus as well to attend the event. The team will face Hungarian national team at its first match. The winner will compete with Latvia-Kazakhstan match’s winner.

Tennis player Andre Agassi has reached the Siebel Open 2004 quarterfinal by defeating Mudi of Wales 7-6, 6-4.{BR} Agassi’s quarterfinal rival will be Michael Gambill.

Sargis Sargssyan from Yerevan lost to Korol Kuchera by 2:6, 1:6 in the 2nd event of Milan Indoors-2004. {BR} In the 2nd event of Siebel Open Andre Agassi will compete with Wesley Mudi. In case of victory Agassi will play with Michael Gembil who won a victory towards Ji Hipentstile by 6:3, 6:2 in the 2nd round.

Yerevan rifleman Norayr Bakhtamyan carried out a 20-day long joint training with Ukrainian sportsmen in Lvov, Ukraine. During that period Bakhtamyan partook in 3 huge tournaments. {BR} First he appeared in the Ukraine’ Cup and won the 2nd place in the 50 and 10 meter’ distances. Then he left for Germany and was again recognized the 2nd in the 50 meter’ distance. On the eve of...

On February 12 wrestlers Artyom Nalbandyan from Gyumri /60 kg/ and Jiaryr Hovhannissyan of Vanadzor /66 kg/ left for Sofia, Bulgaria, with their trainer Hrant Enokyan. {BR} The Armenian wrestlers will partake in the international rating tournament.

Armenian national football team’s players Karamyan brothers broke off their contract with Kiev’s Arsenal and came back in Yerevan. It is still hard to say where twins Arman and Artavazd continue their career, but it is known that they attracted some Ukrainian clubs’ attention.{BR} In a few days Karamyan brothers will head to Cyprus with national team to take part in 8-team tournament....

On Wednesday, Armenian Football Federation’s Executive Committee held its first session in 2004.{BR} The committee’s official Robert Dallakyan said eight teams will compete in Armenian Premiership 2004. Premier League competition will start on April 8. First round will be completed on July 10. The second is to start a month later, on August 10 and be over on November 7.

Armenian tennis player Sargis Sargssyan has reached the next round by beating Sepi 6-1, 6-4 in Milan Indoors 2004. Andre Agassi defeated Irakli Labadze 7-6, 6-4 in Siebel Open 2004.

Siebel Open- 2004 started in USA. 32 tennis players partake in it. Andre Agassi who is considered the 2nd tennis player of the tournament will compete with Georgian Irakli Labadze in the 1st tour. {BR} Milan Indoors- 2004 has staged in Italy. 32 tennis players take part in it. Sargis Sargssyan from Armenia will compete with Andrea Seppi.

Soccer tournament among five teams is on the way in Norcia, Italy. Armenian Pyunik faced Albanian national team at the second round on Sunday. The match ended in 2 - 2 draw. The next Pyunik’s match with its another rival, Romanian Oradea, is scheduled for Tuesday.

Armenian Football Federation executive authorities are to be on session Wednesday to make final decision on the schedule for Armenian premier league and the first group matches.{BR} It is known that eight teams – Pyunik, Yerevan; Banants, Yerevan; Shirak, Gyumri; Mika, Ashtarak; Kotayk, Abovyan; Kilikia, Yerevan; Lernagorts, Kapan; Dinamo-2000, Yerevan – are included in the premier league....

Lindsey Devenport beat Magdalena Maleeva-Berberyan 4-6, 1-6 at the Japan tennis tournament’s semi-final.

Yerevan “Pyunik” played in the football tournament in Nortsia, Italy. {BR}The champion of Armenia competed with “Arges” of Romania by 0:0. On February 7 “Pyunik” will play with the team from Albania.

International badminton tournament took place in Iran Islamic Republic. Combined teams from 31 states partook in it. {BR} Female and male teams from Armenia as well took part in the tournament. There were 4 sportsmen in each of them. Only Anna Nazaryan and Ruzan Hakobyan couple managed to win a victory. As a result of it they are now in the list of 60 best female badminton players.

Magdalena Maleeva-Berberyan of Bulgaria claimed 6-1, 6-3 victory over Laura Grenvill at the second round of the international tennis tournament in Japan.{BR} At the third round, Maleeva-Berberyan will face Yai Sugiyama who defeated Ell Kalence 6-3, 6-3 at the second round.

On Tuesday, Armenian Football Federation official Arthur Abrahamayn held a news conference upon his return to Yerevan from Germany where he attended junior football conference.{BR} Abrahamyan told journalists many country’s representatives have come up with a proposal to UEFA to allow 16 instead of 8 19-year-ranging junior teams to compete in the European Cup’s final. The UEFA will discuss...

The international rating tournament of free-style wrestling took place in Bratislava, /Slovakia/. Armenia had 4 representatives there. {BR} Martin Berberyan of Yerevan /55 kg/ held the 3rd place and won 2004’ Olympic pass. Ara Gevorgyan from Artashat /74 kg/ as well won the 3rd place. Thus, 2 more Armenian sportsmen besides 9 gained permit for Olympic Games.

Lot on the seeding tour of the 2005’ Europe Championship for up to 19’ year-old took place in Germany. The Armenian team was included in the 4th seeding group, where the teams of France, Macedonia and Azerbaijan will be the competitors of it. {BR} The teams of this group will compete with each other in 2005 autumn. Most probably they will play in France or Macedonia since no meetings have...

On February 2 Yerevan’ “Pyunik” will leave for Nortsia province of Italy to partake in the international tournament. . Together with “Pyunik” Romanian “Arges”, “Universitatea”, “Oradea” and Albanian “Albania” will take part in the tournament.{BR} On February 5 “Pyunik” will compete with “Arges”, on...

Dane Anders Levinson, head of Open Football School arrived in Yerevan. The school aims to develop football in the post-war states. The project is financed by Norway, Denmark, Sweden Governments and UEFA. {BR} Levinson informed that they were intended to choose 8-10 schools in Armenia, to allot them foot balls and various attributes and to involve 200 children in each school. There will be girls...

Unlike the previous season, Yerevan’ “Pyunik” has almost kept the main staff this year. Argentinean full-back Jose Andre Bilibio who is as well the member of the national team, is not in “Pyunik”. Bilibio is now in Argentina and can’t return for family reasons. His transfer now belongs to “Pyunik” and he won’t be able to move to another club. {BR}

As it is known, journalists addressed a request to the Armenian Football Federation Chair Ruben Harutyunyan to hold a meeting between Hrach Kaprielyan, who sponsor Armenian team Ararat, and Ruben Harutyunyan.{BR} Armenian Football Federation responded to the request by expressing appreciation of journalists’ attitude toward the team but, at the same time, saying the federation has already made...

After loosing his quarter-final match with Swiss Roger Federeri 5-7, 4-6, 7-5, 3-6 in the Australian Open David Nalbandyan withdrew from the competition.

Ceremony of handing diplomas to first graduates of referee school was held Wednesday in Armenian Football Federation office. Diplomas were handed by Ruben Hayrapetyan, the head of the federation.{BR} Two-year-long study in the school is tuition-free, as it sponsored by the federation. It is the only referee school all over the CIS territory.